My Chinese ancestors

Chapter 601: The frontline surges forward, and the heavy rider plows the ground

The early morning sun slowly rose from the horizon. On the eastern plateau of Analia Province, the rising sun pushed away the blue sky and enveloped the grassland and the resting horses.

As the short horn sounded, figures one after another lifted the blankets from under the horses and crawled out. They took the water bags from their waists, poured them into their palms, and then poured it on their faces and scrubbed them.

Reflecting the ripples of the early sun on the lake, Lu Bu wrung out his handkerchief and wiped the blood off his armor. Amidst the sound of rushing water, Ma Chao and Xiang Yu led their horses over and squatted on the shore to clean the scraps of meat and blood stuck to their armor.

Ma Chao held up the water, rubbed his cheek vigorously, and looked at the red circle dripping on the water.

"King Xiang and Marquis Wen, have you noticed that the Western barbarian generals are becoming more powerful than the last?"

Xiang Yu, who was closest to Ma Chao, washed his hair and laughed heartily: "Wouldn't that be better? If the enemy is not strong, there will be no point in fighting this battle. Xiang only hopes that in the subsequent battles, these barbarians can show their true strength." ability."

"What King Xiang said makes sense. If the enemy is not strong, how can we fight him happily?"

Lu Bu took off the purple gold crown on his head, let down his hair, and followed Xiang Yu's example in washing the blood and dirt on it one by one.

He is a person who pays attention to his appearance, so he naturally does not want to return to the camp with the dirty blood of the barbarians.

Ok? !

A group of fierce cavalry clapped their swords happily, and then Xiang Yu's voice rang out, and he started galloping with his city-breaking halberd.

"King Xiang!"

Lu Bu and Ma Chao followed and looked at them.

The mighty four cavalry groups, numbering more than 10,000, would be a frightening sight at any time.

"That's Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty Liu Che!" Ma Chao reminded with a smile.

"it is good!"

Xiang Yu was in Yanjing on weekdays and rarely interacted with other generals, but he could still think of the young general who was full of energy and high spirits.

Lu Bu and Ma Chao on the left and right stopped and listened quietly to the analysis of the overlord of Western Chu. After all, it was almost impossible to hear Xiang Yu personally explaining the battlefield and analyzing the situation.

"Who cares, they all belong to their old Liu family anyway."

Xiang Yu also laughed, then stood up dragging his heavy armor, waved his hand, and walked towards the cavalry who had begun to gather over there.

After sending his subordinates back to their respective military camps, the three of them arrived at the Chinese army commander's camp. Xiang Yu got off his horse and asked Zhang He and Xu Huang who were coming up.

The three of them tidied up and returned to the shore of the lake. After a night's rest, the assembled Feiqiang, Kongxian, and Mongolian Qingqi were obviously much better than the previous two days.

In fact, Lu Bu could do it at this time, as long as he was given a chance.

"Go back, definitely go back!" Looking at the expressions of everyone, Lu Bu laughed loudly and flicked his whip: "After we go back, a certain family will ask your Majesty for instructions to let Zhu Erlang take a good rest and prepare wine and meat for you!"

Only Zhang He and Xu Huang stayed behind.

"It was a pleasant fight for us all the way, but I don't know where Mr. Wu An and Li Jing have gone. There is no news from His Majesty. This is really upsetting."

"What about Your Majesty?"

Privately, Chinese civil and military personnel still like to use affectionate titles to talk to Su Chen. This is the habit. , naturally reserved when there are no other people around.

"Marquis Wen, let's go back quickly!" Among the densely packed cavalry, someone shouted to the three people over there in a relaxed tone.

"If you want wine and meat, then walk faster, otherwise it will be gone!"

"There is also Huo Qianqi, who is good at beating the slow with fast speed!"

Xiang Yu pushed his wet hair to his shoulders, furrowed his thick eyebrows slightly, and looked at the sparkling lake: "Your Majesty has been disrupting the opponent with these moves. In fact, he is buying time for the other two groups and Zheng He's fleet. "

Over there, Zhang He opened the curtain, invited the three people in, and said casually: "Your Majesty, we are attacking the Satsuma people."

Xiang Yu may not have enough political vision, but his vision and intuition on the battlefield are stronger than anyone else.

It was still more than thirty miles away from Kadila to the north, when several scouts were alerted and came over to check. Fortunately, they confirmed the flag and the outline of the general who led them, and then they went forward to greet them. After that, they passed the news to all parties. The secret whistle does not need to be summoned.

After seeing the three generals getting on their horses, they also followed suit, laughing and joking in high spirits. They probably thought that after fighting that day and getting rid of their pursuers, they would be able to relax and be happy for a few days after returning to the camp. .

"... When the barbarian army falls on the eastern front, the rear will inevitably be empty. This gives Lord Wu An, Li Jing of the Tang Dynasty, and Zheng He on the sea the best opportunity to send troops! Although I don't know where they are. But if such an opportunity comes here, you will definitely know about it. "

"This is what an army should look like."

But he couldn't stand it. When Huo Qubing was mentioned, he admired him for no reason. He even felt that it was right for him to attack the barbarians for a long distance and achieve shocking feats.

"It's related to the overall situation. There is no news from both sides, and we dare not let go of the fight!" Ma Chao took a sip of water and then spit it on the stone at his feet.

"Huo Qubing?"

Mentioning Huo Qubing, Lu Bu had a smile on his face: "Once the opportunity comes, Huo Huoqi will surely repeat his feat of attacking the Huns' royal court!"

Ma Chao grinned as he watched the two men in front of them, the Wuyangyang cavalry turning around and running on the grassland.

He paused and continued: "We are waiting for the noise here to get louder. The barbarian soldiers and horses will naturally be in a tight formation, focusing on guarding against us. Especially this time when the cavalry breaks through, I think the Western Barbarian Emperor must have been like a ray on his back. Well, it won’t be long before heavy troops will be deployed on the eastern front!”

"That old rogue Liu Bang is really lucky."

Furthermore, Xiang Yu has no habit of calling others your majesty.

While Lu Bu was washing his knotted hair, he patted the big bluestone beside him with his other hand. The nail leaves on his shirt were rustling.

The voice murmured on the side of his mouth, and then Ma Chao raised his whip, cracked it in mid-air, and shouted: "Drive!" He followed Lu Bu and Xiang Yu and started galloping.

However, when Lu Bu, Xiang Yu, and Ma Chao returned with their cavalry, they discovered that the huge camp was missing half of its troops.

"Let's go, it's time to return to the camp and report the war between the two places to eternal life."

The three people stopped immediately, doubts in their eyes.

Xu Huang remembered that the three of them had gone to the barbarian territory and did not know what was happening here. He extended his hand to invite the two of them into the tent. After they sat down, he told them what happened here.

Adal was supported by His Majesty to ascend to the throne, and he also created a royal identity for him. Now he is sending troops to the northern city-state of Satsuma in the name of bringing order to the chaos.

Su Chen also took this opportunity to form an alliance under the guise of Adal's invitation and send troops together, heading east from Kadila and defeating three cities in five days.

"At this time, His Majesty, led by the Xiliang Army, the Mongolian cavalry, and half of our Qingzhou Army, should have gone north to approach Harabitos, the capital of the Samoan people... This name is really hard to pronounce."

Zhang He quickly added: "It's hard to believe that they are already fighting."

The three of them looked at each other, not expecting that they would not be idle during their absence. Xiang Yu frowned slightly: "Your Majesty, are you taking revenge on the Satsuma nobles for shoddy goods that day?"

"That's natural. This is how you treat the Alliance. How can your Majesty leave your back to them, these bastards without foresight." Zhang He couldn't bear to be angry when he talked about dealing with old soldiers, disabled soldiers, and Chen Liang that day. A few words.

The four people, including Xu Huang, laughed boldly. In their laughter, they couldn't help but look at the open curtain. The scorching sun was shining in from the outside and dust was flying in the light.

Listening to Xu Huang and Zhang He talking, Lu Bu, Xiang Yu, and Ma Chao couldn't help but feel a little lost. Their eyes seemed to have passed through this hot plateau, over the hills and desert.

Following the direction of the skylight, five hundred miles away to the northeast, under the clouds, there was smoke and dust rising from the hot land.

The rumbling thunder passed through the earth, and the huge sound of horse hooves came from the vast plains, winding through the southwest and southeast directions.

Woohoo——

The sound of the horn sounded in the sky, and under the bright sky clouds, countless horses' hooves were tumbling, and the dense crowds and horses were surging like undulating waves.

The war horn sounded urgently and majestically again.

Subotai was behind the running Mongolian light cavalry. When he heard the sound of the horn in the distance, he simply raised his hand. The cavalry delivering the order ran wildly beside him, waving flags constantly.

The Mongolian light cavalry running at the front raised their arms one after another, drew their bows and pointed arrows at the sky.

On the dry land, 50,000 Satsuma troops were shrinking in formation. Budares looked at the cavalry coming like a flood under the sun and took a deep breath.

He was the military commander of the five city-states elected by the nobles.

Adal sent troops eight days ago, and five days ago three city-states were captured, and all the nobles in the city were hanged in the market.

Knowing that there was no possibility of reconciliation, the remaining five city-states sent envoys to Sakprut to request surrender. At the same time, they also organized their own elites and gave them to Sakprut to fight several battles. , and the veteran Budares who has one or two wins.

At first, he wanted to shirk it. After all, Selis's army and even Sakprut had suffered many defeats at the hands of the opponent.

I still know how much I am capable of.

However, the whole family was taken to their homes by five nobles as guests, and they were beaten without mercy.

He proposed to concentrate all these troops in Harabitos, relying on the city wall to consume the morale and food of the Selis army, and then wait for Sacprut's reinforcements.

However, those nobles asked him to lead the army out of the city to fight, which meant that even if they were defeated, the civilians in the city would not know about it, let alone cause a commotion. Moreover, even if they were defeated several times, as long as the city was not lost, they could continue to recruit troops. Resistance.

If he defends the city and loses the battle, all his wealth will be lost.

"These bastards who don't know how to fight..."

Budares gritted his teeth, turned around and cursed in the direction of Harabitos, then rode on horseback and ran through the figures with his sword raised.

his voice shouted.

"Behind us is Harabitos, our last city of habitat, warriors of Satsuma, don't let our home be destroyed by the flames of war, don't let our relatives be exposed to the enemy's butcher's knife, the gods in the sky will take care of us! "

He waved the gem-encrusted sword in his hand and issued an order: "Guard the Selis people's attack and let them see the will of the Satsuma warriors!"

In the high-pitched sound, thousands of arrows rose into the sky among the cavalry groups running in the distance, and with a "buzzing" sound, they flew towards this side in a dense mass of darkness. In the tight Satsuma army array, the experienced infantrymen holding long shields raised their shields in the crowd and covered their companions underneath.

In the crowd, there were voices shouting from time to time, and then they were covered up by the sound of rain of arrows falling.

In the front array, the figures hiding under the shields held their breath. The dense rain of arrows spread out, stretching for three hundred feet, and then covered them.

Crack, crackle——

Countless arrows bounced off the shield, and some were nailed directly in, piercing the back of the person's hand. The sound of pain was squeezed out from the ferocious and twisted face. Some people were even directly hit by arrows and fell in the middle of the team. Various All kinds of screams and screams... buzzed together.

At the same time as the first wave of arrows fell, another Mongolian light cavalry running on the left also fired a second wave of arrows, giving the front line of the Satsuma army almost no chance to breathe.

Two groups of 5,000 cavalrymen ran in a circle and passed in front of the Samo army, and then a third wave of arrows came again.

The blood flowers have never stopped rising since the first wave of arrows fell.

As soon as the phalanx of five thousand people arrived, almost more than seven hundred people fell to the ground. The surviving soldiers covered their arrow wounds and twisted on the ground and screamed in pain.

Just a moment after the rain of arrows, Budares took a deep breath. He looked at the Selis cavalry passing by and raised his sword.

"I will win this battle, and I will defend Harabitos..."

The blade cut down, and his order was issued. The Satsuma light-armored archers quickly stepped out from under the shield, raised their Satsuma longbows and fired back at the huge cavalry intertwined in front.

In the eyes of the Satsuma soldiers in the array, arrows rained down from the sky, trailing a "whoosh" sound, and shot into the sky, drawing a long trajectory. When the sun shone down, the arrows reflected a cold and cold light.

Almost at the same time, Subotai looked at the cloud of arrows in the sky and shook his head: "The reaction is too slow."

The arrows that retaliated flew over them, and the Mongolian light cavalry that were running around had already left their original positions. Even if there were slower cavalry behind them, they still had enough time to react.

He tightened the reins, turned the horse's head, and pointed southward beyond the maximum range that the arrow could reach.

Two miles away, soldiers from the Tiger Guard camp formed a square array, guarding the Daxia flag in the middle.

A white dragon pattern on a black background and a flag with 'Xia' written on it sounded in the wind on the plateau.

The huge ancestral coffin was also parked here. Su Chen, dressed in mountain armor, stood on the chariot with his cape waving.

"Among the Satsuma people, there is actually a general with backbone."

Su Chen's eyesight was very good, and he could see clearly the battlefield two miles away. All around him and around the carriage, there were a number of Chinese emperors floating or sitting in mid-air. As for the Mongolian light cavalry fighting method, what they had done before I had never seen the emperor before, let alone heard about it, so I couldn't help but look outside curiously.

They found it inconceivable that Satsuma, a country with such a favorable geographical environment, had fallen into such a state.

Although the Central Asian Plateau has geographical advantages, it is also surrounded by enemies on all sides. The entire country was actually torn into pieces. Especially after hearing that the city-states and the emperor's officials could only succumb to the rule of the nobles, they figured out that this country Why did it become like this.

"Not even as good as the enfeoffment system." Guangwu Emperor Liu Xiu shook his head and sighed.

"It would be strange for such a country to survive. Everything is controlled by a group of ants. How can the army be effective?" Zhu Yuanzhang briefly commented on the key point.

He turned his head and looked at Li Shimin, "Brother Shimin, what do you think?"

"It's almost the same as what you said, but there is one more thing. The nobles in each city are not subordinate to each other. As a result, the organized army does not have unified drills and orders, and it will be difficult to have the same response on the array, and the response may even be uncoordinated. Confusion occurs.

Once we encounter an army that is good at using surprise and quick attacks... tsk tsk... If I lead the army, I am afraid that these Satsuma people will be defeated one by one by my Xuanjia army as soon as they leave the city! "

The saying that soldiers are valuable and quick is not an exaggeration, it can be used at any time.

"Haha, you only said one of them." Genghis Khan walked among the emperors wearing a great cloak, looking proudly at Subotai who was commanding the cavalry in the distance.

"The weapons of warriors and the generals who command warriors are all indispensable. The weapons of this Satsuma country are old and have not changed with the changes in the surrounding countries.

If you put this in my tribe, your head would be chopped off to serve as a warning to the warriors behind! "

Most of these emperors came out of battles in the north and south. Some of them sat in the capital and commanded thousands of miles away. They had more or less keen observation of the army.

The shortcomings of the Satsuma people could be seen at a glance, but with Li Shimin, Genghis Khan, Zhu Yuanzhang and others speaking, others did not interrupt too much.

"The Satsuma Kingdom may have been powerful once, but it's a pity that it has existed in the past. Nothing in this world remains unchanged, and the empire will also not remain unchanged. As long as it cannot keep up, it will disappear in the long river of history. At most, there would be a trace of waves.

If I don't fight this battle, the western lands will soon be unified, and their weapons and equipment will soon spring up like mushrooms after a rain. Instead of the desperate and hard battle that may occur later, it is better to nip the danger in the cradle. "

Su Chen narrowed his eyes, as if he could see through the Samoan army two miles away. Immediately, he turned his head to call Wu Zixun: "Inform Subotai and harass them for a while. I will let the Xiliang Army and Qingzhou Army The cavalry clears the way, and the rest is left to his cowardly Xue army..."

"Just clean up the situation!" Su Chen lowered his voice and issued the order.

"Yes!"

Wu Zixun then rode out and soon the horn sounded.

In the distant wilderness, two huge torrents made a long arc, avoiding the rain of arrows shot by the Samoans, and then fired back with their bows on the running horses.

The horn of the central formation sounded.

The five thousand light cavalry also followed up with orders and fired a few more arrows. Then they changed their offensive and became scattered, wandering outside the battlefield, harassing the Satsuma array with bows and arrows from time to time.

In response to the changes in tactics by the Selis cavalry, Budares also made adjustments to his deployment. However, just when he issued the fifth order.

In front of their battlefield, a large amount of smoke and dust rose into the sky, and dense cavalry appeared again, rushing straight towards the front line of the Parthian army.

Behind the Satsuma army formation, Budares's eyes widened, his lips under his thick beard were pursed, and he was trembling slightly as he clenched the handle of his knife.

"...It's actually a heavy cavalry..."

When the majestic and galloping cavalry figures were clearly seen, Budares shouted loudly: "Heavy cavalry of the Salis people!"

"Tighten the array and build a shield wall!" Satsuma's words spread among the crowd.

Rows of Satsuma spearmen grasped the long soldiers tightly, quickly came to the front with infantry shields, and slammed the shields into the soil.

They stretched out the wooden spear shafts and looked timidly at the cavalry who were getting closer and closer. They could even see the opponent's appearance clearly.

Boom boom boom!
The horses' hooves resounded like thunder, the heavy cavalry were covered with iron armor, and even the war horses were dressed in armor. These were the Xiliang Army's one thousand flying bear troops and the Qingzhou Army's one thousand tiger cavalry.

The two heavy cavalry gradually accelerated, and the earth trembled under their iron hoofs.

"hold fast!"

Budares looked tense and then his expression turned ferocious.

The speed of the two thousand armored cavalry was getting faster and faster, like a huge wave rising from the tide, charging towards the crowd here, and the armor plates on their bodies also made a clanging noise as they ran.

This is not the first time. As heavy cavalry, many of them have followed Su Chen in the north and south, and they are all experienced veterans.

Boom boom boom...

…Boom boom boom boom….
The iron hooves were like thunder, and they were pulled to zero distance in an instant.

The two thousand heavy cavalry running up and down like a tide crashed into shields one after another. Facing the spear forest, the heavy armored cavalry on horseback also raised their shields and clamped their spears.

Then there was a terrifying impact——

The two thousand heavy cavalry were like two iron fists of a giant, smashing into the wall made of flesh and blood.

It was a loud bang, followed by a heart-wrenching and terrifying loud noise that continued to resound throughout the front line of the entire Sama people, where there were only about 4,000 people left.

The high-speed charging heavy cavalry directly knocked people and shields away, trampling them and shields under their iron hoofs. The spears they stabbed scraped against the hard armor, leaving scratches that brought sparks. At the same time, the shields Countless Satsuma soldiers behind the wall were also exposed to the sharp edge of the heavy cavalry.

The cavalry rushed into the crowd and drove straight in. Each and every Satsuma man was knocked over and pierced with spears. Their flesh, flesh and bones burst into pieces in an instant.

Behind the Flying Bear Army and Tiger Cavalry who were still charging to break the formation, Subotai turned his head, and a cavalry force of about three thousand people slowly came out and assembled in front of him.

These cavalrymen wore iron masks and armor. They marched slowly. As they began to accelerate, they pulled out two sharp scimitars from behind.

The timid Xue Jun, who had been intimidating for a while, once again appeared in the sight of this Taoist.

In the distance, the Samoans who were still resisting and reorganizing their formation wanted to block the gap and surrounded the heavy cavalry of Selis who rushed into the formation and killed them among the infantry.

The next second, the Satsuma soldiers who were replenishing the front line heard the sound of horse hooves and subconsciously turned back. Under his eyes was a curved blade, which instantly magnified in his sight.

Half of the head was lifted into the air with the scalp attached.

The moment the corpse fell, the cavalry wielding double swords rushed into the dense Samaritan army formation, waving their arms left and right, and the light of thousands of swords passed through the crowd, bringing up heads with frightened expressions. .

For a moment, blood burst and splashed, and horses and people fell in this crazy front.

Budares kept issuing orders, directing the prepared soldiers to fill the front line, and constantly shouting and cheering for all the soldiers.

Morale was high for a while, and then... everything collapsed.

The densely packed Satsuma troops swept in. No matter how loudly Budares shouted, it was of no avail.

The still charging cavalry plowed through the crowd and advanced towards this direction like a furious wave. Budares fought bloody battles with fewer and fewer soldiers around him.

Soon, he saw a single-eyed general of Selis leading several heavy cavalry of Selis to kill him!

Secret Technique: Single-Eyed Xiahou!
"dismount!"

Xiahou Dun roared, and the black horse ran wildly. On the horse's back, he swung the heavy gun in his hand and swept away -

(End of this chapter)